title: Academic trajectories of dental researchers receiving CNPq's productivity grants.
abstract: The present study analyzed the profile of dental researchers receiving grants related to their productivity in research from the Brazilian National Research and Development Council (CNPq). Data collection was carried out in March 2008, using the Brazilian database for curriculum vitae (Lattes Format). There were 144 researchers registered in the database and linked to 25 institutions. These researchers published a total of 12,997 full-text articles, 6,927 of which were published in the last 5 years. Category 1 grant holders (n=77) were responsible for 53.5% of this production; Category 2 grant holders (n=65) were responsible for 45.1%; Senior grant holders (n=2) were responsible for 1.4%. Regarding institutional affiliation, 90.3% of the research grants holders develop activities at public institutions and 9.7% develop activities in private institutions. Furthermore, 84.0% of the researchers are linked to institutions located in the southeast region of Brazil and 75.0% of the researchers perform their activities in the state of São Paulo. This study performed a mapping of the distribution of CNPq researchers, revealing a concentration in the southeast region of the country, especially in the state of São Paulo. The findings of the present study also demonstrate the important contribution of grant holders to the scientific production in dentistry in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. anascarp@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Ana Carolina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Scarpelli
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sardenberg
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goursand
authors.forename: Saul Martins
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: Isabela Almeida
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Pordeus
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D001938:Brazil; D019992:Databases as Topic; D018865:Dental Research / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D011643:Publishing; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014495:Universities